Saturday 6-goal league results:
11am Ramirez Financial 4 vs Supersize 10
Bruce Colley’s Supersize jumped out in chukker number one with a 3-0 lead and never looked back. Ramirez Financial played Supersize tight in chukker two with a goal by Sam and Manuel, but then Colley, Marinez, Green, and Gomez got busy with their sticks and outscored RF 4-1 in the second half.
The most notable factor in this game was the first re-appearance by Eric Rosenfeld, founder of the original Millbrook Polo Club. It was great to see Eric back up on a horse. I olnly expected a couple of chukkers from Eric in his first go but he lasted the entire match. Great to see him out there.
1pm Heathcote Farm 7 vs Smithfield Farm 9
These two talented foursomes traded a goal apiece in chukker number one, but there is more to Tatin’s first goal then Tatin’s mallet. In my position of the trailing umpire, I watched Oakleigh sweep across the defensive end, cut a difficult shot up the sidelines, power two shots down deep into the left corner, drawing all of Smithfield in tight and then powered an open back shot out to the waiting mallet of Tatin. Now I saw Oakleigh practicing that very shot with his foot mallet last year, but now he is doing it on a horse at a full gallop. Well done!
This match was largely a duel between Heathcote;s Tatin (scored 6 goals) and Smithfield’s Julio, also scoring six goals, but the stick that broke Heatcote’s back were the 3 goals by John Klopp. Special mention to Oakleigh who scored in the sixth to bring his team within one goal, but then Julio sealed the victory with the final score.
Sunday , June 17th Polo
10:30 am round-robin practice Field #3
Blue-Buena Vista-Gaston, Maxito, Alex, Maxi, Mr P
White-Polo Do’s 8 goal team (Matias, Michel, Fabrizzio, Amy)
Red-Bruce Colley, Guilli, Juan, Conor for 4 chukkers and Reese Moore for 2
red plays chukkers 1-6
blue plays chukkers 1-3 and 7-9
white plays chukkers 4-9
2pm June 8 Goal finals Longfield Farm vs Smithfield Farm
I can only promise one thing. A team with field and farm in their name will win this one. Longfield will duke it out to the final tick on the klopp…or maybe the final klopp of the horse…you know…klopp, klopp, klopp….ok…those were really bad, weren’t they? Now I can guarantee than the game will be far better than my feeble attempts at a play on words. If you like a good battle, dont miss the one here at 2pm tomorrow.
Next week . . . The USPA 6-8 goal governor’s Cup
Coming soon to a field near you:
The International Polo Challenge on July 1
The USPA 8-12 goal Eddie Moore
June 8 Goal Standings
Bracket A win/loss/tie
Longfield Farm* 3/0
Polo Do 1/1/1
Supersize 1/2
Heathcote Farm 0/2/1
Bracket B
Smithfield Farm* 2/0
Buena Vista 1/1
Ramirez Financial 0/2
* qualified for championship finals this Sunday at 2pm
June 6 Goal Standings (saturday 4 chukker league)
Hawk Hill Farm 4/0
Smithfield Farm 4/0
Buena Vista 4/1
Supersize 2/1
Heathcote Farm 2/2
Ramirez Financial 1/5
Longfield Farm * 0/6
* Longfield Farm withdrew due to player injury, so all teams get the win